DIFFRACTIVELY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. DIFFRACTIVELY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 28 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DIFFRACTIVELY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DIFFRACTIVELY is to know. It scores 28 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIFFRACTIVELY
No single letter turns DIFFRACTIVELY into another word.
How DIFFRACTIVELY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DIFFRACTIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIFFRACTIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DIFFRACTIVELY
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Common questions about DIFFRACTIVELY
- Is DIFFRACTIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIFFRACTIVELY, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIFFRACTIVELY worth?
- DIFFRACTIVELY is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DIFFRACTIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to DIFFRACTIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DIFFRACTIVELY:
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